CNN, MS NOW & Fox News’ Latest Ratings Show Big Swings
president trump‘s warfare with Iran dominated the information cycle for March, resulting in will increase throughout the board for cable information networks, together with Fox News, CNN, and MS NOW.
According to AdWeekciting Nielsen huge knowledge + panel figures, Fox News, CNN, and MS NOW have been all up month-to-month in whole viewers, with Fox and CNN additionally up within the coveted Adults 25-54 demographic. MS NOW, nonetheless, was down barely in the important thing demo in comparison with February.
Fox News ranked first with an common of two.994 million whole viewers in primetime and 323,000 demo viewers for March. This was up 15 p.c in whole viewers and up 24 p.c in the important thing demo in comparison with the earlier month.
In whole day, Fox News averaged 1.897 million whole viewers and 197,000 viewers in the important thing demo. This was up 10 p.c in whole viewers and up 17 p.c within the demo in comparison with February.
However, the community was down in each whole viewers (-4 p.c) and the demo (-18 p.c) in primetime in comparison with the identical month in 2025. It was additionally down 18 p.c within the demo in whole day in comparison with the identical interval final yr, though it was up 2 p.c in whole viewers.
MS NOW ranked in second place in whole viewers in primetime with 1,262 million for the month of March, up 11 p.c on the earlier month. In the important thing demo, the community averaged 130,000 viewersdown 1 p.c on the earlier month.
In whole day, MS NOW averaged 757,000 viewersup 7 p.c on final month, and 80,000 demo viewersup 1 p.c. The community was additionally up 7 p.c in whole viewers and 19 p.c within the demo in primetime in comparison with the identical interval final yr. It was additionally up in whole day, with a rise of 20 p.c in whole viewers and 33 p.c within the demo.
Meanwhile, CNN averaged 898,000 whole viewers and 175,000 demo viewers for March. This was up 11 p.c in whole viewers and up 14 p.c within the demo throughout primetime in comparison with February.
CNN was additionally up throughout whole day, averaging 638,000 whole viewers (up 48 p.c) and 110,000 demo viewers (up 41 p.c). The community was additionally up on the identical interval final yr, with a 52 p.c enhance in whole viewers and a forty five p.c enhance within the demo in primetime. In whole day, CNN was up 48 p.c in whole viewers and 41 p.c within the demo.
As for different cable information networks, NewsNation averaged 191,000 whole viewers and 30,000 demo viewers in primetime in March. Chris Cuomos self-titled present was the community’s prime draw, averaging 255,000 whole viewers and 39,000 demo viewers.
Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt Tonight was the community’s prime present for March in primetime, averaging 382,000 whole viewers and 32,000 demo viewers.
Meanwhile, Fox Business’ Varney & Company held the highest spot in whole viewers with 305,000whereas Kudlow completed in first place in the important thing demo with 16,000 viewers.
On CNBC, Fast Money Halftime Report ranked because the most-watched program in whole viewers, with 265,000, whereas Squawk on the Street landed on the prime within the demo, with 67,000 viewers.
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